Development Operations Engineer (Azure)

We are looking for an experienced Azure L2 Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Azure Landing Zone implementation, cloud infrastructure provisioning, and Azure platform operations. The candidate will be responsible for managing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise-grade Azure environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure deployments.

The ideal candidate should have practical experience with Azure networking, identity, security, automation, CI/CD integration, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Azure cloud infrastructure environments by providing L2 operational support, incident management, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Azure services including App Services, VNets, Front Door, SQL Database, Blob Storage, Azure Monitor & Application Insights, DNS & Private DNS Zones, Container Apps/Functions, NSG, WAF, Private Endpoints, and Firewall.
• Implement and manage Azure Landing Zone architecture aligned with enterprise governance standards, including configuration of management groups, policies, RBAC, subscription structures, network topology, and security baselines to ensure compliance.
• Provision infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and ARM Templates; automate deployments and operational tasks using Azure DevOps Pipelines, PowerShell, Azure CLI, and YAML pipelines.
• Configure and troubleshoot networking and security components including VNet Peering, Private Link, VPN Gateway, NSG, Firewall, and WAF policies, while implementing secure connectivity and segmentation strategies.
• Configure monitoring, alerting, and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights; ensure infrastructure health, performance monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Application, Security, and Development teams to support CI/CD deployments, release management activities, and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.

Skills & Experience

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in Azure Cloud environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure cloud services, including Landing Zone implementation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates), and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of Azure Networking & Security (VNet Peering, NSG, Firewall, WAF, Private Endpoints, VPN Gateway), along with proven ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure environments.
• Proficiency in Identity and Access Management using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Experience working with Container Apps / AKS and hosting .NET applications on Azure.
• Knowledge of advanced security features such as WAF, DDoS protection, and Private Link.
• Relevant certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, and Terraform Associate are preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, effective communication and documentation abilities, and a collaborative, proactive approach to work.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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